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" Anti-gender politics in Southwest Asia and North Africa
19+ hour, 52+ min ago (341+ words) Theoretical frameworks dominating the study of anti-gender politics both enable and constrain our understanding of the phenomenon. Susana Gal'nand Tutku Ayhanargue that the existing frameworks are not helpful for studying anti-gender politics in the Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA)…...
" Feminist solidarities in times of chronic crisis
1+ week, 1+ day ago (382+ words) Feminists all over Europe embrace solidarity as a form of political dissent " and face systematic repression as a result. Yet, Marta Raw'uszkoargues, they continue to resist and offer deeply political and practical alternatives to capitalist and nation-state logics" Solidarity is…...
" Why we need to gender political analysis of religion
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (878+ words) Political analysis often conceptualises religion as a conservative force opposed to gender rights, incompatible with feminist politics and progressive change. Yet a growing body of research on religious feminisms and gendered religious agency challenges this assumption. Alberta Giorgi invites scholars…...
" Metapolitical digital wars on gender, race, and queer life
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (326+ words) Research on digital violence must account for its metapolitical dimension. Silvia D'az Fern'ndezreveals how proponents of the far-right metapolitical project are shaping public discourse to fit their anti-democratic interests. Digital violence against women, racialised people and queer communities is all…...
" Youth and the new gender divide
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (514+ words) Who'benefits'from feminism, and who loses from it? Marco Improta and Elisabetta Mannoni reveal an ideological gap'between young men and women across Europe. This gap " strong in the UK, but absent in Norway " may relate to'perceptions'of the 'winners and losers' of…...
Towards feminist climate justice in Ireland and the EU
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (347+ words) The climate crisis is having an alarming impact on Europe " and women and marginalised communities are disproportionately affected. Despite these challenges, Irish and EU climate policy remains largely gender blind. Catherine Fordeand Fiona Dukelowconsider the impact of this on the…...
" The impact of "anti-gender" politics and queer, feminist resilience in Poland
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (564+ words) Adrianna Zabrzewska and Roberto Kulpa show that, despite populism's hostile political climate, limited funding, and tensions within the community, the pursuit of a liveable and joyful life for LGBTIQ+ individuals and cishet women in Poland is an unfolding project of…...